TRAVEL SERVICE & RESERVATION

Day 1 – 20 May. Hanoi (arrival)

Arrival at the airport in Hanoi at  20:05 PM, VN218. Our driver welcomes and transfers you to hotel.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 2 – 21 May. Hanoi (city tour)

Have breakfast at hotel.

Around 08:00 – 08:30 AM, pick you up at your hotel.

08.45: Arrive at Tran Quoc Pagoda located on Golden Fish IsLand in West Lake. It is the oldest pagoda in Ha Noi built in the 6th century.

09.30: Visit Ho Chi Minh complex, you have a chance to see the embalmed body of Ho Chi Minh then walk around the garden to see 2 houses where he lived & worked from 1954 to 1969. Then visit One Pillar Pagoda where worships the Godess of Mercy – It is the most unique padoga in the world

• Should dress modestly by covering from shoulders to knees when visiting Ho Chi Minh mausoleum, temples, pagodas…

• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.

• Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum is closed at least 2 months (15thJune -15thAugust) for the annual maintaining but still can take picture Mausoleum and visit around that area

11.15: Visit Vietnam Ethnology Museum to learn about the culture of 54 ethnic groups living in the whole country of Vietnam.

Special Note: we will visit Women Museum instead of Ethnology Museum closed on Mondays

12.45: Have lunch at our restaurant. You have an opportunity to enjoy Vietnamese cuisine with 8 delicious dishes.

14.00 – 14.15 : Continue to visit Temple of Literature – the first university of Vietnam, established in the 11 century.

15.15: Leave for Hoa Lo Prison Museum which originally used by the French colonists in Indochina for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for U.S. prisoners of war during the Vietnam War. During this later period, it was known to American POWs as the “Hanoi Hilton”.

Enjoy take a cyclo tour around the bustling old quarter to see the ordinary life of Vietnamese people in Hanoi.

After tour, drop you off at Cinnamon restaurant (no 8 Hang Buom Street) for enjoy your dinner.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 3 – 22 May. Hanoi→ Mai Chau

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Mai Chau trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

07:00 – 07:30 AM, Pickup at your hotel in the Old Quarter in our (In cases of a traffic jam or the pickup point is not possible to reach, please move to the more convenient spot that we provided)

7:30 – 10:45 On the way of the winding pass as silk. You will see be Living space of the Local Muong, Thai is interwoven between the Valley and the mountains along the way.

10:50 -11:30 Stop at the top of Thung Khe Pass to admire the panorama of Mai Chau Valley especially you will feel interested when visiting the temporary local market where selling products of the Muong ethnic people at the top of the pass.

12:00 Have lunch (vegetarian available)

14:30: Bicycle ride with your tour guide, see farmers working in fields, locals weaving scarves and visit surrounding peaceful villages.

17:00 Free time for cycling, walking, shopping.

19:00 : Enjoy the the dinner, you will have a chance to Enjoy traditional dishes prepared in the style of the native Thai  and watch the Thai’s traditional Dance show and drink traditional wine “ruou can”. (only applied for group more than 5 peoples)

• Overnight at Mai Chau Moment Spa & Resort in Mai Chau.
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Day 4 – 23 May. Mai Chau → Hanoi

07:30 AM: Breakfast time.

08:30: Go with a local Thai tour guide, we will cycling for 2km before start the trek to visit more remote rural villages: Na Meo, Na Mo and Xam Pa villages to see the rice terraces and understand more about their culture and customs.

12:00: Back to the homestay, check-out and go for lunch.

13:00: Free time for shopping and relaxing.

15:30: Get on the van/bus to drive back to Hanoi.

19:00: Arrive in Hanoi Old quater. Drop you off at your hotel.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 5 – 24 May. Hanoi → Sapa

Morning, you will check out and we will ask hotel to arrange breakfast boxes to take away for you. Please ask receptionist for the boxes.

You can leave big bags at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Sapa trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

06:30 – 06:45 AM, our driver pick you up at hotel and transfer to Sapa by Ecosapa Limousine Bus.

Arrival in Sapa around 13:00 PM, take a little time for refreshment.

Enjoy a tasty lunch of local Vietnamese dishes.

Then, we embark on a short trek to Cat Cat village. This village, home to the Black H’mong ethnic group, is nestled in a deep valley near the base of Fansipan Peak. With a knowledgeable guide, we explore the village, witness daily life, and visit the picturesque waterfall that once powered a French-built Hydraulic Power Station. We capture memorable photos before hiking uphill to meet our return bus to Sapa town. The trek covers 3.5 km and lasts about 2 hours.

We return to Sapa Town.

• Overnight at Panorama Sapa Hotel in Sapa.
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Day 6 – 25 May. Sapa (Lao Chai – Ta Van)

After breakfast, we start our trek, get through the rice terraces in Muong Hoa valley. We reach the village of Black Hmong, see the spectacular landscape of Hoang Lien Son Mountain.

Enjoy picnic lunch at Lao Chai Village.

Continue our trek to Ta Van village – home of Dzay ethnic people. Enjoy the scenery until we meet our van at Ta Van bridge and head back to Sapa town. The total trekking distance is about 12 kms and it lasts for 4.5 hours.

Back to Sapa town, lunch will be prepared for at local restaurant.

After that, Rest of day is your leisure time in Sapa.

• Overnight at Panorama Sapa Hotel in Sapa.
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Day 7 – 26 May. Sapa → Hanoi

Have breakfast at hotel. Your leisure time for walking around the Sapa Town for shopping and relax .

Around 14:00 – 14:30 PM, our driver pick you up at hotel and transfer you back to Hanoi by Ecosapa Limousine Bus.

Arrival in Hanoi around 20:30 – 21:00 PM.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 8 – 27 May. Hanoi → Halong bay

Breakfast at your hotel then check out your hotel, you can leave big luggage at hotel (please note to hotel staff to keep for you) and bring small bag for Halong bay trip as you will be back to this hotel to stay more.

08:25 – 08:35 AM, our guide picks you up at your hotel and go to Halong bay on a shuttle bus.

11:45 – 12:00 Meeting at TuanChau harbour. Check in Royal Palace Cruise and you are warmly welcomed by a professional and friendly crew.

13:00 – Check-in cabin and enjoy specially prepared lunch while cruising through most beautiful parts of the magical bay with thousands of amazing limestone islands emerging from emerald water. Sailing with Royal Palace Cruise in very tranquil route, exploring the exotic beauty of the legendary Bay, a feeling in paradise will come to you.

14:30 – Keep cruising to the most beautiful parts of Halong Bay. This is the best time to relax after lunch and enjoy your privacy, capturing stunning photos of the legendary bay. 

15:30 – Small tender brings you to visit Titop island, hiking to the top of the island from where tourists can capture a panoramic view of Halong Bay.

16:30 – Kayaking & swimming 18:00 – Join the sunset party on the sundeck in a warm and romantic atmosphere, making friends with other members in the group, enjoy fresh local fruit, listening soft, light music, wearing traditional costumes for kings, queens, and mandarins.

19:00 – Enjoy the special dinner cooked by our professional chef.

20:30 – The moment you choose your own way to relax after dinner, listening to music, singing karaoke, relaxing on the sundeck, squid fishing available for entertainment during the night time.

• Overnight on Royal Palace Cruise in Ha Long Bay.
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Day 9 – 28 May. Halong bay → Hanoi

06:00 – Take photos of sunrise, morning exercise with our Tai Chi master, a perfectly healthy way to start a new day.

07:00 – Enjoy your breakfast, coffee, tea, fruits.

07:45 – Visit Surprising Cave – the most beautiful one in Halong Bay.

09:00 – Back to Royal Palace Cruise for check-out. Keep cruising towards Ha Long Bay, passing by hundreds of islands and islets with different shapes depending on your imagination.

10:00 – Cooking class opened right on the cruise.

11:00 – Farewell lunch served on the cruise before you arrive at harbor.

12:30 – Tour ends at Tuan Chau habour.

Get on bus to go back to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi around 15:30pm.

Rest of the day is your leisure time to explore the city on your own.

• Overnight at Le Foyer Hotel in Hanoi.
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Day 10 – 29 May. Hanoi (Departure)

Have breakfast at hotel.

At 12:00 PM, check out the room.

Your leisure time in Hanoi until 14:30 PM, our driver transfer you to airport for flight back to your country at 17:00 PM (VN217).

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End of service!